Total Crime Rate
140.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heyhouse Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield , and the 419th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heyhouse Way (S35 3AP) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% higher than the East Ecclesfield average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heyhouse Way (S35 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Lane End. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Ecclesfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staindrop Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lane End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seniors Place | — |
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